In all actuality, the Reformation is the saddest event ever to happen in all of Christian history. It is the rupturing of the unity that Christ wanted and still wants for His Bride. It grieves me to see Protestants wishing each other a "Happy Reformation Sunday" while their supposed Lord grieves over their rebellion.
I am reminded of Fr. Baker's Prayer:
O, Victorious Lady,
Thou who hast ever such powerful influence with thy Divine Son,
In conquering the hardest of hearts,
Intercede for those for whom we pray
That their hearts be softened by the rays of Divine Grace,
That they may return to the unity of the true faith,
Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Or the Prayer of Fatima:
"My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You.
I beg pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You."
(The Angel to three children of Fatima, spring 1916)
Or the prayer of Our Lord in John 17:
"that they may all be one, as You, Father are in me and I in You that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that You sent me.
Protestantism is the the greatest obstacle to the conversion of the lost that Satan has ever devised. 1 Cor 14:33 "For God is not a God of confusion but of peace."
5 comments:
Reformation Sunday - kind of like getting together to celebrate a great divorce...sad, sad, sad. This fracture is indeed a great plan of the evil one.
I too pray that one day all Christians may be one, as Christ prayed.
As a Lutheran, I used to celebrate this 'holiday'. Now I commemorate the saints on All Hallows Eve, instead of the actions of a bonafide lunatic.
juscot - celebrating All Hallows Eve is wonderful. Why do you remain a Lutheran?
He's not Lutheran anymore! He's my tireless research assistant!
too cool...glad to hear that ... his statement made me think he was still protesting the Church. Welcome home juscot!
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